Constitutional Clauses

6 Written Questions

1. A state cannot unreasonably discriminate against citizens of other states.
2. Congress can exercise powers not specifically stated in the Constitution if those powers are "necessary and proper" for carrying out its expressed powers that ARE specifically stated.
3. Congress cannot pass laws that ban freedom of worship.
4. State governments must observe fair procedures when they deny a person life, liberty, or property.
5. The national government must observe fair procedures when they deny a person life, liberty, or property.
6. No state can interfere with the execution of contracts.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Congress cannot establish an "official" region.
   1. Equal Protection (14th Amendment)
   2. Establishment (1st Amendment)
   3. Due Process (14th Amendment)
   4. Free Exercise (1st Amendment)
2. A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states.
   1. Elastic Clause
   2. Full Faith and Credit
   3. Ex Post Facto
   4. Bill of Attainder
3. Any power that is not granted to the national government, or denied to the states, automatically reverts to the states.
   1. Extradition
   2. Reserved Power
   3. Preamble
   4. Commerce
4. This is a protection against unreasonably search and seizure.
   1. Due Process (14th Amendment)
   2. Equal Protection (14th Amendment)
   3. Search and Seizure (4th Amendment)
   4. Due Process (5th Amendment)
5. Government can take private property for a public purpose, but it must provide fair compensation to the owners of that property.
   1. Takings Clause
   2. Ex Post Facto
   3. Preamble
   4. Elastic Clause
6. Congress cannot pass a law that singles out a person for punishment without trial.
   1. Bill of Attainder
   2. Elastic Clause
   3. Full Faith and Credit
   4. Takings Clause

5 True/False Questions

1. Ex Post Facto → An accused person who flees to another state must be returned to the state in which he/she allegedly committed the crime.

   True        False

2. Equal Protection (14th Amendment) → State governments must observe fair procedures when they deny a person life, liberty, or property.

   True        False

3. Preamble → Federal law is supreme over state law.

   True        False

4. Extradition → The introduction to the Constitution identifies its broad purposes.

   True        False

5. Supremacy → The introduction to the Constitution identifies its broad purposes.

   True        False